Backfire

Thunderous heart stomping breakdowns and one of the most vicious screams you have ever heard is what made up Holland?s most explosive hardcore band, Backfire. For years Backfire helped to keep the European hardcore scene alive. Numerous times they have been praised as one of the most influential old school hardcore bands from Europe. Over the years Backfire became legends by staying true to the scene and to their own standards. It?s not very often you would find a band that was around as long as Backfire that was still playing music with the same passion and determination as when they first started. The band has said repeatedly that it?s their music that keeps them going. Through loss and despair Backfire survived and remained a dominating force in the hardcore scene. On March 20, 1999 Richard, the band?s long time drummer, took his own life. His death came as a horrible shock to the band and to the European hardcore scene. They bonded together and got through the painful tragedy and kept his spirit alive by continuing to knock out some of the best hardcore songs around.